Dear Syntax/Dertonarm: Some of the audio learning curve " stages/steps " where both of you are and where I'm are different and nothing wrong with this because almost each one of us have their very specific Audio Learning Curve Status/Level.
Both of you still are on SUTs, heavy mass TTs, LOMC cartridges, tubes, vintage tonearms and the like.
I already been in all those audio " subjects/stages/steps " where I enjoyed each one of them at maximum and where I ( like Dertonarm posted. ) learned a lot and in deep in each one " stage ".
IMHO I'm an empirical audio " researcher " and as you know a person that likes audio " adventures out of the box ". This IMHO healthy attitude permit me over the time to grow-up and improve on almost any audio area where you ( sooner or latter ) will be in the future.
I, in no way, have any " orientation " by any reason to support in deep audio technology or audio items that already " get out of time/expire " for me due to a better audio options.
Don't you think that this learning process was a " fast track " one, no it takes a lot of years of enjoyment ( at each item stage. ), tests, tests and more tests: tests/experiences over a wide of audio systems different from mine. I take audio and music very seriously always.
Yes, right now I left behind all those " stages " that you both support because I learned that there are way better " roads " and audio technology to improve any system quality performance level.
Right now I support that digital could and can outperform the analog experience and for many people this can't be: I have to be wrong.
I understand why the persons could think in this way because they and their audio systems are in a different ALCS.
In the future you as many other analog oriented persons will agree that digital is not the " way to go " but another great and unexpected " way to go ".
Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.
